Margie Meriam

Barrett Yawn Denby

Obituary

Margie Meriam Barrett Yawn Denby, 87, of Eldorado passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at Bradley Place Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Tim Harsey officiating and the Rev. David Walker officiating. Mrs. Denby will be laid to rest at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 3:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.

Jamie Yawn, Jeffrey Jones, Jody Willis, David Gibbs, Trae Thomas and Russ Griffin will serve as pallbearers.

Born September 5, 1934, in Buena Vista, Mrs. Denby was the daughter of the late John Jefferson Barrett and Vera Cele Isom Barrett. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, James S. Yawn; her second husband, Alvin Maloye Denby; and one granddaughter, Chasity Dawn Willis. Before retiring, she worked as a seamstress at Oxford Industries and she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Monticello, Florida. She loved gardening, flowers, crocheting and she loved to sing.

Mrs. Denby is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ronny and Lynne Yawn of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Allen Vassey of Eldorado; four grandchildren, Jamie Yawn of Griffin, Jeffrey Jones of Tifton, Jennifer Yawn of Sycamore and Jody Willis of Enigma; and five great-grandchildren, Alizabeth, Austin, Kendall, Tristan and Isabella.